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DoorDash acquires tech firm Symbiosys to supercharge its advertising business

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Photo: Shutterstock DoorDash is doubling down on its advertising business. It’s part of a major expansion of the company’s advertising business, DoorDash Ads, which currently allows restaurants to buy promotions and sponsored listings within the DoorDash marketplace. For Amazon, advertising has become a $50 billion annual business.

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Waffle House lifts 50-cent egg surcharge as prices fall

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Five Ways With Philadelphia

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09, 2025 Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Kraft Heinz Versatile, consistent, and built for culinary creativity, Philadelphia Cream Cheese is The Original that chefs trust to do it all.

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Olive Garden sales surge on delivery and free take-home meals

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Toward the end of the quarter, the chain began advertising delivery on TV and elsewhere. Its white-labeled delivery offering with Uber has become a significant sales driver, accounting for 3.5% of sales in the quarter. About 40% to 50% of those sales were incremental, and takeout sales overall rose 20% year over year.

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Olo to be sold to an investment firm in $2B deal

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per share for the online ordering and payment company just four years after Olo went public. Trending Operations Week in Review: McDonald’s new burger, Luckin’s U.S.

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Value-Driven Messaging Fuels Increased Traffic

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"Also, leveraging demographic data to augment loyalty programs and special offers was a critical factor in successful campaigns." " Among the highlights: The report found QSRs using demographic data in their loyalty programs were nearly twice as likely to continue running targeted promotions and LTOs, compared to those that did not.

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Fighting for traffic, pizza chains push more discounts

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deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales. deals this week as fast-food pizza chains work to reverse stubbornly weak sales.